Carolina QuotesEvery bowl we ate off was something he made by hand: stonewares connected to nature and natural colors and materials. And so I think our everyday lives was imbued with this very clean, modern, but very warm aesthetic, and that very much influenced me.
Maya Lin Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"The Private World of the Public Artist Maya Lin" in Smithsonian Magazine (22 December 2022)
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- 2022
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“Every bowl we ate off was something he made by hand: stonewa…” Maya Lin. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-642380F6DE. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/642380f6de
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